Percula Clownfish

Percula Clownfish for Sale: Buy Captive-Bred Percula Online

This Percula Clownfish for sale is the “true Nemo,” a hardy, reef-safe clownfish with vivid orange color and thick black outlines around its white bands. Order captive-bred Amphiprion percula and you get a fish raised on aquarium foods, ready to settle into your reef. The percula is also the base for many of the most popular designer morphs in our clownfish collection.

Percula Clownfish Varieties and Sizes

• True Percula: classic orange with three white bands and heavy black edging.
• Misbar Percula: irregular or incomplete bands, unique on every fish.
• Onyx Percula: extra black pigment that fills much of the body and fins.
• Picasso Percula: large, irregular white patches that form bold, one-of-a-kind patterns.
• Platinum Percula: a mostly white body with orange on the face and fins.
• Sizes: Small (0.75-1.25″) and Medium (1.25-2.25″).

Quick Facts

• Scientific name: Amphiprion percula
• Adult size: about 3″
• Minimum tank: 30 gallons
• Temperament: semi-aggressive
• Reef safe: yes
• Care level: easy
• Water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.4, specific gravity 1.020-1.025
• Diet: omnivore; marine pellets, flakes, frozen mysis and brine shrimp

Care and Tank Setup

Set up a cycled reef or fish-only tank of 30 gallons or more with live rock and moderate flow. Percula clowns stay near a home base, which can be an anemone, a soft coral or a cave. Hosting is optional, and captive-bred fish thrive without an anemone. Feed two or three small meals a day. Percula and Ocellaris look alike, but the percula usually has thicker black borders around its bands. Pairs form easily when two young fish are added together, and the larger one becomes the female.

Tank Mates

Percula clowns can be territorial around their host, but they live well with most peaceful reef fish. Good choices include the Royal Gramma and the Banggai Cardinalfish. In a mature reef with strong lighting, many keepers offer a Fancy Bubble Anemone Rose as a host. Compare it with our new Ocellaris Clownfish, and add a peaceful new Firefish Goby for color in the lower rockwork. Keep one pair of clowns per tank and avoid large predatory fish.

Why Buy Your Percula Clownfish From Aquarium Live Fish Store

Buy your Percula Clownfish online from Aquarium Live Fish Store and get healthy, acclimated captive-bred clownfish that are carefully packed and shipped to your door.

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